Poetry Terms Quiz

What is an allegory in poetry?

• A story, poem, or picture with a hidden meaning

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds

• Unrhymed poetry in iambic pentameter

• A pause near the middle of a line of poetry

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which term describes the repetition of initial consonant sounds in closely positioned words?

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Anaphora

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

What does ambiguity in poetry refer to?

• The repetition of vowel sounds

• A figure of speech addressing an absent person

• Being open to more than one interpretation

• A pause near the middle of a line

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is anaphora in poetry?

• The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

• The repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity

• Unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter

• A story with a hidden meaning

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which term is used when a poet addresses an absent person or abstract idea?

• Allegory

• Apostrophe

• Caesura

• Consonance

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the definition of assonance?

• The repetition of consonant sounds

• The repetition of vowel sounds in neighboring words

• A pause near the middle of a line

• Unrhymed poetry in iambic pentameter

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

What is blank verse?

• Poetry with a hidden meaning

• Unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds

• A figure of speech addressing an absent person

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

What does caesura refer to in poetry?

• A pause near the middle of a line of poetry

• The repetition of vowel sounds

• A story with a hidden meaning

• Unrhymed poetry in iambic pentameter

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is consonance in poetry?

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds

• The repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity

• The repetition of vowel sounds

• A pause near the middle of a line

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

What is a couplet in poetry?

• Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme and often have the same meter.

• A single line of poetry with a regular meter.

• A stanza of four lines with alternating rhyme.

• A poem with no rhyme or regular meter.

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CCSS.RL.7.4